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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: South Korea Confirms New Bird Flu Outbreak |
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South Korea Confirms New Bird Flu Outbreak
By JAE-SOON CHANG, Associated Press Writer
Sat Nov 24, 1:14 AM ET
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's first bird flu outbreak in eight months forced the slaughter of thousands of ducks in the country's south Saturday, although the deadly H5N1 virus was not involved, the government said.
The virus that caused the latest outbreak was a "low pathogenic" H7 strain that has not been known to spread to humans, said an official at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Quarantine workers slaughtered about 17,000 ducks at the farm in Gwangju, about 205 miles southwest of the capital, Seoul, the official said on condition of anonymity, citing office policy.
The outbreak, South Korea's first since March, was confirmed on Friday, the ministry official said.
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